Squash, Feta and Balsamic Onion Egg Muffins

If you are following the #ngcookalong, here is your next recipe from Amelia Freer – delicious savoury muffins! The combination of the tangy feta with the sweetness of the balsamic onions and roasted squash is delicious. If you prefer, you can use any mix of cheese and roasted vegetables that you like. If you don’t…


One-pan Mushroom and Leek Pasta

We are kick-starting the #ngcookalong with @AmeliaFreer’s fuss-free One Pot Mushroom and Leek Pasta INGREDIENTS * 1 punnet mushrooms (about 200g), sliced * ½ leek, trimmed and sliced * 1 medium courgette, sliced * olive oil, for drizzling * 1 clove garlic, crushed * 80g feta * ½ tsp fresh or dried thyme leaves *…


Organic Gardening Tips & Diary Dates for January

A new year has begun!! Welcome 2023!  Its time to make plans for your garden and allotment and order in seeds and plants!  We can now also look forward to ever so slightly lighter evenings as the shortest day has passed. Take a look at the diary dates below so you know what is happening…


Organic Gardening Tips for December

Time to keep warm indoors and start making plans for next years vegetable crops and flowering bed designs. Dont forget to prune all the fruit and berry trees and bushes. Jobs to do this month: • Harvest winter vegetables • Cover rhubarb with forcing pots or a thick layer of our plant feed and soil…


Demand for plant-based fertilisers keeps rising

Lots of gardeners no longer want to use products that contain animal matter. With our plant-based products, there is no need to use fish, blood and bone to feed your plants. Great results are achieved when growing vegetables veganically. You feed the soil, which in turn feeds your plants. By looking after the soil you…


Why you should switch to organic and peat-free gardening

More people are growing organically and peat free, whether it is to produce fruit and vegetables or to grow flowers. We were delighted when Grow Your Own Magazine asked us to write an article explaining why organic and peat free gardening is better for both you and for the environment. Find out some of the…


How to create your own “no dig” flower bed or vegetable bed

Are you planning a new flower bed or vegetable bed? Save yourself the backache of digging and create them using the “no dig” method. By using the “no dig” method to create your flower beds and vegetable beds, you will be preserving the natural eco-system that is in the soil. Digging will disrupt this delicate…


BioDynamic Approval for our Organic Compost

We are delighted to have BioDynamic Approval for our compost. This means that ALL our products are certified Organic, BioDynamic and Vegan. BioDynamic Gardening recognises that soil health and plant growth are ecologically interrelated. BioDynamic and regenerative gardening means caring for and nurturing the soil to improve its structure and health and supporting the micro…


Certified Organic Multi Purpose Compost – Available Now!

After lots of requests, our certified organic and certified vegan multi purpose compost is available to buy now! Fully traceable, free from peat, free from green waste (which means no more plastic, sticks and who knows what in your vegetable and flower beds!) and certified organic and vegan. The perfect multi purpose compost for outdoor…


Meet our first NG Allotment Apprentice!

In December we launched a search on social media for a newbie allotment holder to become our first NG Allotment Apprentice. After lots of fabulous applications, we decided our apprentice for 2022 would be Massimo (Max). Max runs supper-clubs and foodie pop ups in his local area, and is keen to start growing his own…